Matt Baume

Seinfeld, Friends, Roc, Living Single, The Golden Girls ... why did so many 90s sitcoms want to talk about gay marriage, when it wasn't even legal yet? And did those episodes help, or make people more accepting? Let's talk about what was going on, what those episodes got right (and sometimes wrong),

Hello there! This week I've got a bit of a Seinfeld mystery, or a The Nanny mystery, or a little of each. At one point, Fran Drescher was hired to fill in for Estelle Harris, who played George's mother -- and although I'm very glad that she was the actress they went to, I can't for the life of me fi

Hello there! In this week's bonus video, I've got a few new clues about how "Bruce" became the name for all homosexual men. And also the story of the time that a group of lesbians got fed up with NBC airing a bunch of offensive stereotypes, and hatched a plan to infiltrate the network's headquarters

Hello there! I had NO IDEA so many of you would be excited to talk about Charles Nelson Reilly after last week's video, but I'm so glad that you are. I've got a few more details about him for you this week -- I suppose I should put him on my list of possible future topics??? And I've also got some i

Hello there! Well, we're wrapping up Pride month, or at least, the first Pride month of the year. Now it's time to get ready for Second Pride, which is July; and then Third Pride Month in August, Fourth Pride Month in September, etc etc etc. I've got a bunch of fun stuff cooking for you in the next

Hey folks! Hope you're holding up ok, it's been a tough couple of days. This is Pride weekend in Seattle, and I've been wandering around through the noise & chaos & parties & protests -- all of which started, as I'm sure you know, as a furious riot at injustice, and continues to be an annual reminde